Process for preparing xylitol
US6303353A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P7/18
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Xylitol is produced by contacting D-arabitol with a microorganism that belongs to the genus Gluconobacter, Acetobacter, Achromobacter, Agrobacterium, Arthrobacter, Azotobacter, Brevibacterium, Corynebacterium, Erwinia, Flavobacterium, Micrococcus, Nocardia, Planococcus, Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus, Morganella, Actinomadura, Actinomyces, or Streptomyces and is capable of converting D-arabitol to xylitol, and recovering xylitol thus produced.
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